example of the commitment to not only maintaining and improving san francisco's vital and beloved public library system. thank you for hosting this public event. and now, i'd like to introduce rebecca, the library chief of branches. >> good morning, everyone.

my name is rebecca. i'm the chief of branches at the public library. i'm the head of neighborhood branches. before i introduce the next esteemed guest i'd like to acknowledge my incredible team at the mission branch. you know and love them. they are our best resource in the library. today, wave your hand. please go to 1234 valencia to

hire them.

>> we are so lucky to be in a city that believes that all residents deserve to live in a beautiful city and have access to world class art. and librairies.

the work will be featured on the second floor of the reading room. that's the focal point to the space. >> i'd like togy the arts commission a thank you for this project. i'm happy to have you with us today. let's give her a warm welcome. [ applause ]

>> hello, it's a great honor to be with you this morning. i'd like to thank the arts commission and library commission. only the staff.

>> my sister would take me to the library in downtown detroit where i grew up. it was a place of refuge for us as little latinas growing up with the heritage of so much black progressive leadership and the cultural explosion at the moment. right now, we find ourselves in celebration and

resistance. so, right now we find ourselves in the moment of celebration right as the country tries to continue the legacy of burning books. this library is a testimony we are resisting that. it's the beautiful center of cultural resistance.

>> so my role here is to create. it's not a stained glassed but a fused glass window. it will be at the top of the grand stairway to the second floor. it will be part of our cultures in many places in the world and beauty and resistance and survival in a

hostile environment. i'd like to share with you today a little piece of it. i have to warn you. my granddaughter -- she's a tremendous artist. she's 7 years old and told me, this isn't as good as your paintings. this is just a little sample of a 12-inch by 12-inch section of the stained glass

window. [ applause ]

>> i'll be working all weekend fabricating the window. we paint both sides of the glass and the leaves, flowers, and fruit. each one will be standing off the surface. i'm excited for this

opportunity i'd like to give my love to the mission. >> thank you so much to everybody. >> thank you so much. your remarks are so timely and spot on. you know, all of you because of your library supportallers we are all intellectual freedom fighters here in san francisco. thank you for being here. alisia your time is what we will all get to enjoy with the

mission branch library. >> thank you. >> in closing i'd like to echo our chief of branches. i'd like to echo her gratitude for the staff, mission branch library staff that's maintaining continuity of service at our temporary location. >> i'd also like to recognize the heart work of the capitol

projects team. they are not all here but represented by the chief operating officer and capitol project manager lisa where is lisa at. also roberto lumbardie back this there. [ applause ] our partners at work and public design andrew and, julia, thank you for your partnership. thank you for your

leadership. >> i odes like to thank you for all of the generous support of the capitol project. we are honored by the executive director. the chair of the board daphne lee. other board members and staff. thank you so much for your partnership and support on the project.

>> i'd like to thank again suzanne na for being here today. >> thank you for your support and partnership. >> so, following the ceremony. take advantage of the table with the staff are. i'd like you to tell us what you are excited for. i'd like to hear your hopes and aspirations. we would like to display them on the dream wall in the new

space. >> rebecca will conclude the program while restoring the blessing on the project. [ applause ] >> we'd ask that everybody move back a little bit. >> good morning to all.

>> good after afternoon. we are here to offer prayers. this is a place of learning and culture and we are happy to have our blessings. i mope you can hear the way we offer dancers. with that, we'll offer them. we will have the person that carries the smoke bless the

place and all of you. we are thankful that you ask us to be part of this very important event. >> thank you very much. >> my name is rebecca flores. if you are interested in having your children come and dance. i offer dance classes for free for the culture, for our people. >> thank you.

>> we are one with the creator. whatever that is if the all of you. when we say that, we are one with the universe. ♪ [ music ] ♪♪

>> after my fire in my apartment

and losing everything, the red cross gave us a list of agencies in the city to reach out to and i signed up for the below-market rate program. i got my certificate and started applying and won the housing lottery. [♪♪♪] >> the current lottery program began in 2016. but there have been lot rows that have happened for affordable housing in the city for much longer than that. it was -- there was no standard practice. for non-profit organizations that were providing affordable housing with low in the city, they all did their lotteries on their own. private developers that include in their buildings affordable

units, those are the city we've been monitoring for some time since 1992. we did it with something like this. where people were given circus tickets. we game into 291st century in 2016 and started doing electronic lotteries. at the same time, we started electronic applications systems. called dalia. the lottery is completely free. you can apply two ways. you can submit a paper application, which you can download from the listing itself. if you apply online, it will take five minutes. you can make it easier creating an account. to get to dalia, you log on to housing.sfgov.org. >> i have lived in san francisco for almost 42 years.

i was born here in the hayes valley. >> i applied for the san francisco affordable housing lottery three times. >> since 2016, we've had about 265 electronic lotteries and almost 2,000 people have got their home through the lottery system. if you go into the listing, you can actually just press lottery results and you put in your lottery number and it will tell you exactly how you ranked. >> for some people, signing up for it was going to be a challenge. there is a digital divide here and especially when you are trying to help low and very low income people. so we began providing digital assistance for folks to go in and get help. >> along with the income and the residency requirements, we also

required someone who is trying to buy the home to be a first time home buyer and there's also an educational component that consists of an orientation that they need to attend, a first-time home buyer workshop and a one-on-one counseling session with the housing councilor. >> sometimes we have to go through 10 applicants before they shouldn't be discouraged if they have a low lottery number. they still might get a value for an available, affordable housing unit. >> we have a variety of lottery programs. the four that you will most often see are what we call c.o.p., the certificate of preference program, the dthp which is the displaced penance housing preference program. the neighborhood resident housing program and the live worth preference. >> i moved in my new home

february 25th and 2019. the neighborhood preference program really helped me achieve that goal and that dream was with eventually wind up staying in san francisco. >> the next steps, after finding out how well you did in the lottery and especially if you ranked really well you will be contacted by the leasing agent. you have to submit those document and income and asset qualify and you have to pass the credit and rental screening and the background and when you qualify for the unit, you can chose the unit and hopefully sign that lease. all city sponsored affordable housing comes through the system and has an electronic lottery. every week there's a listing on dalia. something that people can apply for. >> it's a bit hard to predict how long it will take for someone to be able to move into a unit.

let's say the lottery has happened. several factors go into that and mainly how many units are in the project, right. and how well you ranked and what preference bucket you were in. >> this particular building was brand new and really this is the one that i wanted out of everything i applied for. in my mind, i was like how am i going to win this? i did and when you get that notice that you won, it's like at first, it's surreal and you don't believe it and it sinks in, yeah, it happened. >> some of our buildings are pretty spectacular. they have key less entry now. they have a court yard where they play movies during the weekends, they have another master kitchen and space where people can throw parties. >> mayor breed has a plan for over 10,000 new units between

now and 2025. we will start construction on about 2,000 new units just in 2020. >> we also have a very big portfolio like over 25,000 units across the city. and life happens to people. people move. so we have a very large number of rerentals and resales of units every year. >> best thing about working for the affordable housing program is that we know that we're making a difference and we actually see that difference on a day-to-day basis. >> being back in the neighborhood i grew up in, it's a wonderful experience. >> it's a long process to get through. well worth it when you get to the other side. i could not be happier. [♪♪♪]

>> >> good afternoon, everyone. >> thank you. you are right. this is a quiet group. i'm going to need these voices to be raised in all of these issues that we have in san francisco. we need you to be a lot louder and a lot more enthusiastic than that. good afternoon. >> good afternoon. >> yes, there we are. this is a really really big deal. and you know that because when i did my youth commission swearing in, we got sworn in. mayor, you

know how to do a swearing in. >> and i would like to thank mr. -- supervisor ronen, and i am particularly excited because this is where i got my start in public service. to be a san francisco native, and to be appointed as a youth commission is a really big deal. give yourselves a round of applause. let's give a round of applause. >> when i look out at you all and i can say this now because i'm a father of three and i have got some gray hairs. a lot has changed since i was appointed youth commissioner. i see a lot of hope, and i see inspiration because we need your

perspective here in san francisco, especially now. this right here today is an indication of what this city and county looks like. you should be proud as you raise your hand in a few minutes and take this office. >> i'm a san francisco native. i went to the high school here. any alum? today i work as a public affair executive for a national public affairs firm. i have the honor and privilege to serve as commissioner for three consecutive mayors. my last appointment, mayor breed appointed me to the human rights commission and we worked with every department to be sure it has a mandate for equity issues. i was appointed by the late ed

lee and was on the mission structure, with the bay, with the terminal and these are what fell under the office of investment and community infrastructure. >> my first commission appointment was the san francisco youth commission. i was sworn in by mayor gavin newsom where we worked on a myriad of issues to be sure that parents had transparent information and we worked on the muni and the lifeline package. that came from the san francisco youth commission. i bring up those issues to say that the world, the city hall, san francisco is your oyster. there is no issue too small or call too big that you cannot

handle. i walk the halls today and in my full-time job i'm a consultant for a consulting firm and i act as a bridge inside city hall and outside city hall. i remind myself that we have important persons here. we have mayor breed, other commissioners and these are all people that you have access to in this building. >> i'm going to end with this before i call mayor breed up. my challenge for you all is to become masters of all of the tangible. there is enough smart people, there is a lot of smart people in san francisco, but the most successful public servants show up, they are present, they are unafraid to speak. they are, i get emotional here

because this city, i love this city. i'm born and raised in this city particularly during a time right now. one of the most important things that has allowed me to be successful are the relationships. making sure that the people you see sit next to you as youth commissioners, keep these relationships strong because ten years from now, when you are walking the halls, when you are the next mayor of san francisco, the next supervisor of the department ahead, it's going to be the person that sits next to you that you call on for that legislation, or draft policy or make sure our streets are clean. so i want to say thank you. i want to say thank you to mayor breed for inviting me here today. i would like to call you up to do the official oath of office. >> mayor london breed: thank

you, theo and supervisors for showing up for our young people today. in the past, i know gavin newsom was in the basement and i think ed lee was in the focus at the time. when i became mayor, i wanted to be sure that young people like you were a priority. i think this city has spent a lot of time doing a lot of things that often has not led to the kinds of results that you as the next generation of young folks growing up in san francisco deserve. so one of the first programs that i started when i became mayor was opportunities for all. and let me tell you, for any of you that participate in opportunities for all, well, thank you, at least one or two, but the rest of you are going to need to participate in this program. why was that important? it was important because when i was growing up in san francisco, i

lived in poverty. so i needed to make money somehow. my grandmother received welfare for us and food stamps and we didn't have the ability to do some of the things i wanted to participate in. i pretended i didn't want to be a cheerleader but i really wanted to be a cheerleader but i couldn't afford the uniform and the travel associated with being a cheerleader. there is an important program like that where we provide internships so that money is not a barrier to your desire to do anything you want in life. and the fact that you all are committing your time to the youth commission, where you are stepping up to be leaders in this arena, i wanted you to know how important it is not only to me, but to our supervisors who are here, to people like theo

who went through this program as a youth commissioner and continues to serve in various capacities in the city of san francisco. these are opportunities. not just opportunities for you to add something to your college applications, but as theo has said, opportunities, for you to develop very important relationships that could be a part of your lives for the rest of your lives. people that you are going to be working with to push for policy decisions that are important to young people in san francisco. this is where you learn how to develop those relationships, how to fight for what you want and after the fight is done, the debate happens, you are still friends and show respect for one another because all of you are

spending your time being public servants that deliver the kind of results that young people of this city need especially after this global pandemic. it has been very difficult. i can't even imagine what you all have gone through where two years of not being able to be in school. i couldn't wait until the first day of school when i was growing up. i couldn't imagine what it would feel like where you could not go into school and the classroom and not look forward to recess or lunchtime and have the friends and have the quality time. i know it's so important that we start to have an honest conversation about the impact on our mental health to our young people who have experienced the things that you have gone through. you know what's best because you have lived in it and you can provide an opportunity for us as

leaders to make decisions that support moving our city forward in a good direction, but more importantly making sure that we are providing the right kind of support and resources for young people all over san francisco. now, let me just give you a little bit of what the power of the youth commission is. now, the youth commission convinced me to support something i was opposed to. the vote 16 efforts. [ applause ] there were a couple of young people. they came into my office, and then they presented. i was opposed to it. no, you are 18, still live at home, you are not grown. i was opposed to it. these youngster came into my office and they had the data

that talked about specifically how young people voting in their age become more actively engaged and showing up to vote. and they said it but not only said it but they had the data in demonstrating how this was more impactful in getting more people to show up and vote. that was after a few minutes i was engaged in this conversation and something i don't do that often but i changed my mind. but i was so proud that they were interested in something they cared about. you mention the card lifeline. the youth helped to make it free, not just the lifeline. but later on, the muni

generation fought to make it free, no longer sneaking in on the bus, and to making sure that money is not a barrier and to be sure that every young person can get on our busses and not have to dealing with the consequences for not being able to pay. this is the first step for learning how to be a leader and to protect things you care about, how to bring ideas forward and impacting young people in san francisco. we are looking forward to seeing you serve this year, and bring forth not only to myself but the board of supervisors, the legislative branch of government, we are looking forward to see what you bring forward for us to deliver on for young people. we may say what we want to do for young folks, but you all understand it from a different

perspective. we are looking forward to your service, on the youth commission. enjoy every single moment. don't tell your parents i have to go to the youth commission and i can't make-up my bed. make sure you take care of things at home, that you take care of things at school, but you really take this opportunity to be not only part of this meeting where you have discussions but you take the time to get to know one another throughout this process. this is going to be so important to you in life and also this experience is something for you to look back on and when you look back, make sure what you do today makes you proud. with that, i'm ready to swear you in. [ applause ] >> so here is how we are going to do it since all of your family and friends are here and they want to take pictures. everyone who is being sworn in to the youth commission will stand up here facing this way,

and i will give you instructions from there. >> now, if anyone wants to be in the middle, you can. c'mon. there we go. this is a great looking group of young people! [cheers and applause] >> okay, i'm going to ask you to raise your right hand and repeat after me, and then i'm going to point to you when i ask you to state your name. you will state your full name. okay? are we ready? >> are we ready? let's pretend we are at homecoming in high school. are we ready? >> okay. all right. let's go.

please raise your right hand, everyone, and repeat after me. i, state your name, >> do solemnly swear that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states, and the constitution of the state of california. against all enemies. foreign and domestic. that i bear true faith, and

allegiance to the same that i take this obligation freely. without any mental reservation. or purpose of evasion. and that i will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which i'm about to enter. and during such time, as i serve as commissioner for the youth commission of the city and county of san francisco. >> congratulations, everybody.

>> congratulations, everybody. [cheers and applause] >> >> >> [cheers and applause] >> >> >> any one of our brave leaders want to say a few words? >> there we go. >> i will take the chance when i have one. i just wanted to say thank you to everyone for joining us here today. my name is plumber, i serve as a commissioner in the san francisco youth commission.

i serve citywide but i'm a proud resident of district 4. i want to thank you all for being here today. this is my third term on the san francisco youth commission. it's been really exciting and we have been able to work on incredible things. i'm looking forward to come back this year and talk about things for youth and every issue that impacts young people in san francisco. we'll have our first meeting on monday. we are getting right to it. [cheers and applause] all right. so first we are going to take a few pictures, and then we are going to host a reception for everyone in my conference room in 201. so that everyone can have a good time after the ceremony. thank you all so much for being here, supervisor mandelman. the principal is going to send

you to detention. [ laughter ] but thank you, supervisor mandelman for joining us as well. we are proud to have all family and community members here to support the young folks who are going to take over san francisco. so we have to make sure that they are prepared and ready to go. that we are building more senior citizen homes so i have a place to live when i become a senior citizen as i watch you lead san francisco. i'm looking forward to it. thank you very much for being [ applause ] >> >>streets.

>> (speaking foreign language.) >> i wanted to wish you a best wishes and congratulations the community has shifted a lot of when i was growing up in the 60s and 50's a good portion of chicano-american chinese-american lived in north beach a nob hill community. >> as part the immigrant family is some of the recreation centers are making people have the ability to get together and meet 0 other people if communities in the 60s a 70s and 80s and 90s saw a move to the richmond the sunset district and more recently out to the excelsior

the avenue community as well as the ensuring u bayview so chinese family living all over the city and when he grape it was in this area. >> we're united. >> and growing up in the area that was a big part of the my leave you know playing basketball and mycy took band lessons and grew up. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> allergies welcome to the

community fair it kicks off three weeks of celebrations for the year and let's keep everybody safe and celebrate the biggest parade outside of china on february 11th go best wishes and congratulations and 3, 2, 1 happy enough is enough. >> i grew up volley ball education and in media professional contrary as an educator he work with all skids whether or not caucasian hispanic and i african-american cumber a lot of arrest binge kids my philosophy to work with all kids but being here and griping in the chinese community being a chinese-american is important

going to american school during the day but went to chinese school that is community is important working with all the kids and having them exposed to all culture it is important to me. >> it is a mask evening. >> i'd like to thank you a you all to celebrate an installation of the days here in the asian art museum. >> one time has become so many things in the past two centuries because of the different did i licks the immigration officer didn't understand it became no standard chinese marine or cantonese sproupgs it became so many different sounds this is convenient for the immigration officer

this okay your family name so this tells the generations of immigrants where they come from and also many stories behind it too. >> and what a better way to celebrate the enough is enough nuru with the light nothing is more important at an the hope the energy we. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> relative to the current administration it is, it is touching very worrisome for our immigrant frames you know and some of the stability in the country and i know how this new president is doing you know

immigration as well as immigrants (fireworks) later than you think new year the largest holiday no asia and china those of us when my grandparents came over in the 19 hundreds and celebrated in the united states chinese nuru is traditional with a lot of meaning. >> good afternoon my name is carmen chu assessor-recorder i want to wish everything a happy new year thank you for joining us i want to say.

>> (speaking foreign language.) >> (speaking foreign language.) >> i'm proud to be a native san franciscan i grew up in the chinatown, north beach community port commission important to come back and work with those that live in the community that i grew up in and that that very, very important to give back to continue to work with the community and hope e help those who may not be as capable in under serving come back and giv

>> ramaytush >> ramaytush >> ramaytush ohlone (o-lon-ee) who are the original inhabitants of the san francisco peninsula. as the indigenous stewards of this land, and in well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. as guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their living and working on their living and working on their living and working on their elders, and relatives of the ramaytush ohlone community and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peoples. i'd like to introduce'r